{"id":39735,"date":"2024-11-11T07:44:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuts8dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=39735"},"modified":"2025-10-28T00:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:42:20","slug":"the-cast-of-the-ugly-xmas-sweater-musical-returns-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/the-cast-of-the-ugly-xmas-sweater-musical-returns-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cast of <i>The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical<\/i> Returns This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Related Programs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;9a1805a3-c29d-4ffa-bf89-82729353589e&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;gcid-primary-color&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22,%22link_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Get ready to rock your tackiest threads because <em><strong>The Ugly Xmas Sweater<\/strong> <\/em>Musical is back to jingle all the way! After leaving audiences laughing in the aisles last year, the original cast returns to bring you even more festive fun and holiday cheer in this wildly interactive, laugh-out-loud show.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musica<\/em>l<\/strong> takes you inside the annual holiday party at a large company that no one knows is on the brink of disaster! To save their beloved company and their jobs, the employees must create the ugliest Christmas sweater ever made. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in their most festive holiday sweaters and sing along with the cast throughout the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical is nothing but fun. You\u2019re going to laugh, sing along with all your favorite holiday tunes and you might even find yourself onstage with our fabulous cast, strutting your stuff on the runway,\u201d said TUTS Artistic Director, <strong>Dan Knechtges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the cast this holiday season are: <strong>Julia Krohn<\/strong> as \u201cCheryl,\u201d <strong>Brooke Wilson<\/strong> as \u201cOlga,\u201d <strong>Kevin Cooney<\/strong> as \u201cCharlie,\u201d <strong>Nicolas Garza<\/strong> as \u201cDoug\/Niles,\u201d and <strong>Kiara Caridad<\/strong> as \u201cKelli. Joining them are <strong>Trey Morgan Lewis<\/strong> who is serving as the understudy for \u201cDoug\/Niles\u201d and \u201cCharlie,\u201d and <strong>Betty Marie Muessig<\/strong> who is serving as the understudy for \u201cCheryl,\u201d \u201cOlga,\u201d and \u201cKelly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-written by <strong>Knechtges<\/strong> and <strong>Megan Larche Dominick<\/strong>, the production will be restaged this season by Mitchell Greco who is directing.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Greco is Musical Director, <strong>Ben Childress<\/strong>; Lighting Designer, <strong>Hudson Davis<\/strong>; Costume Designer, <strong>Colleen Grady<\/strong>; Sound Designer, <strong>Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair &amp; Makeup Designer, <strong>Jayson Kolbicz<\/strong>; and Production Stage Manager, <strong>Stephanie Britton<\/strong>. Casting for <strong>The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical<\/strong> is provided by TUTS Associate Artistic Director, Laura Nan Peete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ugly Xmas Sweater<\/strong> runs <strong>December 3 through 22<\/strong> at the Theatre Under The Stars. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online, or by contacting the <strong>TUTS Box Office by phone at <a href=\"tel:7135588887\">(713) 558-8887<\/a><\/strong> or in person by visiting the <strong>Box Office<\/strong> located at <strong>800 Bagby Street<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors <strong>Hampton\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and <strong>ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the <strong>City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation and The Wortham Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to rock your tackiest threads because The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical is back to jingle all the way! 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